A sign outside the COP30 climate summit on Nov. 10, 2025. (Photographer: Alessandro Falco/Bloomberg) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

A fire erupted inside the packed United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final days.

The Brazilian organizers running the conference, known as COP30, issued a statement saying the fire was “under control and caused no injuries,” with firefighters and security continuing “to monitor the site.” Representatives for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The blaze erupted around 2:05 p.m. local time near country pavilions inside the sprawling COP30 venue, an a

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